KJV ORIGINAL
Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
From the descendants of Naphtali, organized by their family groups: from Jahzeel came the Jahzeelite family, from Guni came the Gunite family.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is recording the family lines that descended from Naphtali, one of Jacob's twelve sons, as part of a detailed census of the Israelite people.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the second census taken by Moses in the wilderness, about 40 years after the Israelites left Egypt. Naphtali was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Jacob's son Naphtali, whose mother was Bilhah (Rachel's servant). This census was conducted to count the fighting men and organize the tribes before entering the Promised Land.
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